The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-01
TRIBUNE LOGIC.

The organ Of the agitators, not to be
squelched by argument or downed by
proof, again rises to e reply to THE
HERALD's propositions concerning
naturalization. We quote a few of its
points, q rare collection of Webster
Ian arguments; they are, "foul, y
filth" "depraved SOUL" "iackass, u
"knave" and so on. After using such
an odorous group of words, it is impos-
sible to understand why it should OBJ
ject to our use OF what it was pleased to
call foul language. Manifestiy it does
not object to it on principle. If it
wishes the monopoly of such language,
it can have it, SO far as The HERALD is
concerned.
The Tribune says that..there is no law
that asks any man to deny his God.
That may be the opinion of the editor
of the Tribune; but certainly it is not the
opinion of the Mormon people. And
who is to settle such question? We
admit that in view of the holy life
and chaste character IF the
Tribune writer that a decision
of such a question from the
arch traducer of that religious daily
would come very close to an expression
of the Divine Will; but still the fact re-
mains that each man must determine
for himself what is religion and what is
not. In expressing such an opinion, the
Tribune comedies the point in contro-
Yersy. 1t is the very acme of absurdity
to say that the First Presidency of the
Mormon Church controls theoonscience
of Morrhons; such an assertion is an
insult TO our common humanity. But
If it were true, is it not quite as well that
such men as John Taylor, George Q.
Cannon and Joseph F. Smith should
,ontrol ones conscience, as that it
should be whipped into position by the
Tribune2
If the oath does not contemplate, in
he opinion of our contemporary, that
/ mans conscience must remain IN
trammeled, we may assume that its
editor would yield a loyal obed-
ence to a statute that might
lsk him to murder his child, if
that child should be imbecile
" deformed; or applaud the slaughter !
# his insane mother, if she were insane,
ecause some Congress had been con-
erted to the proposition, that the
Torld would be benefited by the dis
osal of those who are a burden upon
:, or unfit to propagate the species. We
lust believe that this law-abiding
itizen would respect such statute.
But why argue the point further?
he claim of THE HERALD, in this re-
pect. is expressly admitted in the
ords of the Tribune, under the assump.
Oh that Utah were State and Nor
IONS should legislate for the Liberals
8 the latter would for the former: "If :
pposition became unbearable, we
1ould do one of two things: either
love away or appeal to an outraged
eople's1ast resort-the right of revolu-
on" Certainly, if oppression justi6es
volt it justiies any measure less
sdical. Squirm as it may, the Tri6 me
Innot escape the conclusion that the
ght claimed by the Mormon people to
,serve what they believe to be the will 4
God in preference to law in eppo-
ton thereto, is based alike upon rea-
n, upon precedent, and upon the
cred example of our patriot fore I
theirs. Such a right is preservatiye
liberty and the safeguard of the Con-
tuition; its denial would be to SUP.
rt the aggressions of tyranny, and 8
cate race hatwould bow lower and
wer under the burdens of despotism =
stead Of resisting their imposition to
e last.